After All The Inspections And County Approvals, The Shower Won't Drain

well that's a problem.  Is the floor sloped?  Is the problem just in the drain or also in the lack of tile sloping?  I do hope they can fix it without a major rework...which could mean replacing all the tile, mud job and shower pan.  Oy vey.

Get on them Jay.  Sounds like you know what to do.  This is a great post and I am sure something is learned from this to the readers of this post.

Contstruction materials find their way into drains on new construction...I would have a plumber snake it.

Morning Jay maybe they wanted you to wade around like a kiddie pool?  I bet they have a secret plug or switch to either pull or flip to let it drain?  :~)

Jay, my first thought was someone stuffed something down the drain. An easy fix with a snake.

I've personally built two houses and have had then professionally inspected at each critical juncture of the process. I recommend this to all of my new construction clients. Too often they want to save the money and rely on county inspectors, who I always tell them don't represent them and won't be as thorough as a "real" inspector. I've found you win some, you lose some. But at least I've made my feeling clear to my clients.

Ummm, I'm not sure that "No draino" is perfect Spanish... however, with my lightning fast translation abilities I was able to figure out what you was saying.

I had one once that the toilet wouldn't flush. A Plumber came out and wasn't able to get a snake through it so they pulled the toilet and found a cap from a spray paint can in the pipe! The county inspectors just look that the drains are constructed correctly or that they exist, they never actually try them!!

The county inspectors have so much on their plate that it's simply a numbers game.  I worked for a builder for 15 years and I ALWAYS encourage an outside inspector when buying a new home.  A $400 cost vs. a lifetime of regret.

Just how disappointing would it be to be the buyer, have your spouse shower on your first day in the home, now it's your turn and you're standing in a grimy puddle. Not fun!

I agree with Lenn- probably construction debris in there.  I'd bet that the contractors were using the shower to clean out their brushes and buckets - I've seen that before.

Thank goodness they had you there to inspect!  I cannot tell you how often I've heard people say "I bought a new house, so I didn't need an outside inspection because I knew nothing would be wrong."  Nope!  An outside inspection is ALWAYS a great idea.

Jay, I have seen similar installation where the tile guy washes his grout down the drain where it solidifies in the trap---in another instance a test balloon never got removed.  Bottom line, like you said, "fix it" :)

Yup. tghat's my take on it . The cleaners flushed debris down that drain and clogged it. So it's gotta be fixed. The lesson in the story is get a home inspection, even in a new one. Shit happens. Ness paw (that's French).

It's only a shower, the water can just evaporate.  That's why bathrooms have fans ;)

New home inspections are an absolute necessity for any smart buyer.  An eleventh month follow up is helpful too, just before the one year warranty ends.